Copykat Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated (white) sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon juice
2 large eggs
2-1/4 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

Freeze cookie dough! After scooping portions of cookie dough, place cookie sheet in the freezer. When dough is completely frozen, place dough into zippered plastic bags and label them with date, oven temperature, and baking time.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pulse oats in blender until semi-fine or fine. Set aside. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. add vanilla,lemon juice, 2 large eggs,slightly beaten until well blended. Add rolled oats,flour,baking soda, salt and cinnamon and blend well. Add 3 cups chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped walnuts.
Refrigerate dough for 2 hours or overnight even. Scoop with large ice cream scoop (3 tbsp size) onto parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 14-16 minutes or until desired doneness. Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack if storing. Store in a sealed container with a slice of sandwich bread to ensure softness of cookies.

Serving Size: Makes 24 cookies

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LEARNINGTOBEME1.